Educational level, coping, and psychological and physical aspects of quality of life in heart transplant candidates

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-240

  Burker, Eileen J ^a   Madan, Alok ^b   Evon, Donna ^a   Finkel, Jerry B ^c   Mill, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Denial; Heart transplantation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DENIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPTIMISM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64349091287     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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